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an·ti-theft | \ ˌan-tē-ˈtheft, ˌan-tī- 
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\variants:
or antitheft
Definition of anti-theft
: designed to prevent theft
anti-theft locks sophisticated antitheft technology
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The first known use of anti-theft was in 1876
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